(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
(medical) doctor; physician
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
the other day; lately; recently
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)